Lava Eel
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| Lava Eel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Information
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| Location | Floor 100 of The Mines • Volcano Caldera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season |  All
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| Weather | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Difficulty | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Behavior | Mixed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fishing Level Required | 7 (Forge) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches) | 31–33
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| Fishing XP | 33  36  39  45
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Aged Roe (+40%)
The Lava Eel is a fish that can be caught during all times and seasons in the Mines on the 100th floor and at the Volcano Caldera. It is the only fish that can spawn in lava.
In the Mines, the chances of hooking a Lava Eel depends on fishing level and equipment of the farmer, as well as the fishing zone of the fished tile. The base chance of hooking a Lava Eel is 1.8%, which is increased by 0.32% per Fishing Level and 0.08% per fishing zone. This is increased by a further 4% if a Curiosity Lure is equipped, and by 8% if Lava Eel Bait is equipped.[1] For example, with a Fishing Level of 10 and in fishing zone 5, the chance of hooking a Lava Eel is 5.4%. This increases to 9.4% with a Curiosity Lure equipped, to 13.4% with Lava Eel Bait equipped, and to 17.4% with both a Curiosity Lure and Lava Eel Bait equipped.
At the Volcano Caldera, a Lava Eel can only be hooked at Fishing level 7 or higher. Assuming that the 'Physics 101' painting has already been caught, there is a 10% chance to potentially hook a Lava Eel, multiplied by the fishing zone of the fished tile, for a maximum of 50% in fishing zone 5. If this first chance succeeds, there is then a 5% base chance to successfully hook the fish, increased by 2% per Fishing Level, and reduced by 0.5% if in fishing zone 1. If Lava Eel Bait is equipped, both chances are multiplied by 1.66, and if the first attempt to hook a Lava Eel fails, a second attempt will be made to hook it.[2] Assuming that the 'Physics 101' painting has already been caught, with a Fishing Level of 10 and in fishing zone 5, the overall chance of hooking a Lava Eel is 12.5%. This increases to 57% with Lava Eel Bait equipped, and further increases to a maximum of 83.4% if the farmer uses buffs to increase their Fishing Level to the maximum of 19.[3][4] A Curiosity Lure has no effect if the farmer has a Fishing Level of 10 or higher.[5]
Of the non-legendary fish, it is the fish with the highest sell price and the second highest difficulty fish (after Octopus, tied with the Scorpion Carp).
Map
The Lava Eel can be found in the Mines and at the Volcano Caldera.
Gifting
| Villager Reactions
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| Love |  Dwarf
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| Neutral |  Demetrius •  Elliott •  Leo •  Linus •  Pam •  Sebastian •  Willy
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| Dislike |  Abigail •  Alex •  Caroline •  Clint •  Emily •  George •  Gus •  Harvey •  Jas •  Jodi •  Kent •  Krobus •  Leah •  Lewis •  Marnie •  Maru •  Penny •  Robin •  Sam •  Sandy •  Shane •  Vincent •  Wizard
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| Hate |  Evelyn •  Haley •  Pierre
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Bundles
Lava Eel is an option in the 
Master Fisher's Bundle in the Fish Tank (Remixed).
Recipes
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Energy / Health | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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Maki Roll | Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed. |  Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1)
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 100 45
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 220g
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Quality Fertilizer | Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil. |  Sap (4) Any Fish (1)
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N/A |  Farming Level 9
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10g
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Sashimi | Raw fish sliced into thin pieces. | Any Fish (1)
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75 33
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75g
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)Tailoring
Lava Eel is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the 
Logo Cap. It can also be used as a red dye color at the dye pots in Emily's and Haley's house, located at 2 Willow Lane.
Fish Pond
Lava Eels can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every 5 days. The initial pond capacity is 1 fish, but the capacity can be increased to 10 by completing four quests. After the first quest is completed, the color of the pond water changes to red. The primary output is red Lava Eel Roe, but Gold Ore is possible starting at population 3 and several more valuable items are possible starting at population 8.
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| Before Quest | After Quest | ||
| 1 | 3 | 3 Fire Quartz | 45 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 Basalt, 2 Diamonds, or 1 Dwarf Scroll III | 45 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 Mega Bombs | 45 |
| 7 | 10 | 1 Iridium Bar | 45 |
| Item(s) Produced | Fishing XP Granted | Population | % of Items | Overall Daily Chance |
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 Roe (1)
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25 | 1-2 | 80% | 18-25% |
| 3-5 | 72% | 28-40% | ||
| 6-7 | 90% | 57-64% | ||
| 8 | 86% | 68% | ||
| 9 | 67% | 58% | ||
| 10 | 62% | 59% | ||
| Roe (2)
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25 | 9 | 14% | 12% |
| 10 | 13% | 12% | ||
| Roe (3)
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25 | 9 | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| 10 | 2.9% | 2.7% | ||
 Gold Ore (5)
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11 | 3-7 | 10% | 4-7% |
| 8 | 9.6% | 7.6% | ||
| 9 | 7.4% | 6.4% | ||
| 10 | 6.9% | 6.5% | ||
 Cave Jelly (1)
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17 | 8 | 4% | 3.2% |
| 9 | 3.1% | 2.7% | ||
| 10 | 2.9% | 2.7% | ||
| Cave Jelly (3)
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17 | 10 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
 Spicy Eel (5)
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17 | 9 | 3.9% | 3.4% |
| 10 | 3.6% | 3.5% | ||
 Magma Geode (5)
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16 | 9 | 2% | 1.7% |
| 10 | 1.9% | 1.8% | ||
| Magma Geode (10)
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16 | 10 | 3.3% | 3.1% |
| Nothing | 1-2 | 20% | 82-75% | |
| 3-5 | 18% | 68-55% | ||
| 6-10 | 0% | 37-5% |
Quests
Lava Eel is not used in any quests.
References
- ↑ See MineShaft::getFish in the game code. As the code used to fish in Level 100 of the Mines never invokes the default Fishing function, this means that Location and Fish data is unused, bypassing the requirement for Level 7 Fishing.
- ↑ Because of the tiny pool of items available from the Caldera (see Data/Locations.xnb in the game files), Lava Eel Bait almost always causes Lava Eel to be attempted twice. The only circumstance under which this does not happen is if 'Physics 101' has not been caught yet, and passes its 5% Locational Chance check on both the first and second loop.
- ↑ Level 19 Fishing requires Qi-Seasoned Seafoam Pudding, a Master-enchanted Fishing Rod, and a Shrimp-based buff from the Chef at the Desert Festival.
- ↑ See Data/Locations.xnb in the game files and SpawnFishData::GetChance in the game code for chance to attempt a Lava Eel hook, and Data/Fish.xnb in the game files and GameLocation::CheckGenericFishRequirements in the game code for the Spawn Rate calculation.
- ↑ See GameLocation::CheckGenericFishRequirements in the game code for impact of Curiosity Lure on hook chances. At level 10 Fishing, the catch chance at this point in the procedure is 0.25, which means the Curiosity Lure will have no effect.
History
- 1.4: Added iridium quality. Can now be used in Tailoring.
- 1.5: Is now used in a remixed bundle. Can now be caught at the Forge. Chance of catching it in The Mines now increased by 4% when using a Curiosity Lure.
- 1.6: Added Cave Jelly to possible Fish Pond outputs. Dwarf now loves Lava Eel. Chance of catching it in The Mines now increased by 8% when using Lava Eel Bait. Spawn rates in the Forge significantly reduced. Now requires Fishing level 7 to hook in the Forge.